Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-30
No tre-crackers on the Fourth.

NO nre-CrackerS on the Fourth.
Old settlers meeting this Thursday
afternoon at the Court House.
An excursion from Dodgeville to our
celebration is among the probabilities.
Kittie Dolan entertained several of
her little friends yesterday afternoon.
Mr., j. A. Barber and family, of
Chicago are expected here about July
9th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McNair are spend
ing their vacation here with Mr., Nc
Nair's parents.
Mr.. Marsh Barber and friend, from
Crookston, Mimi, will visit Lancaster
about July 9Th.
Miss Frances E. Willard will speak
this Thursday evening at Hyde's Hail.
Admission Free.
Livingston is getting up celebration.
This makes an even dozen celebrations
in Grant County,
The boys must stop killing and maim-
ing birds with these catapults, or they
will getinto trouble.
The cases of Otto Kleinpell and Matt
Kuechenberg, of Cassyille, have been
postponed to July 1st.
Chas. Riege and C. H. Potter Of
Platteville, took supper at the Wright
House, Tuesday evening.
Rob Ruble and E. B. Smith, station
agent of the ST. Paul at Platteville
drove up to Lancaster Tuesday.
Messrs. HI. D. York of Hazel Green
and Joseph vosberg of jamestown
were here on probate business Tuesday,
Miss Wizards lecture is one that no
body should miss hearing. She is one
of the finest speakers in the country on
any subject.
Joe G. Nathan started Tuesday
morning for Duluth, Mimi, where he
goes to Assist his brother, Frank, in his
clothing store.
Mr.. Ferry Shuttleworth is spending
his vacation here with the family of
his sister, Mrs. v. B. Guthrie. He is
teaching at New Diggings.
Mr.. Alya Smith, of Fremont, Ne
braska, visited his friends in Lancaster
this week, on his return from Chicago
where he had been with carload of
cattle.
The extension of Capt. Beebe's tcle-
graph line to Potosi IS nearing compile
ton We shall soon have telegraph and
telephone connections all over the
county.
The city authorities will enforce tina
ordinance against the sale and use of fire.
crackers. Lock out boys! You may
get into trouble. The principal reason,
though, for abstaining from the use OF
fire-crackers as an expression of patriot
ism, is that you endanger property.
This whole city might be ruined by one
little fire-cracker.
1t is singular fact that seven insane
| patients have been sent to Mendoza in
the past four weeks, while only nine
teen have been adjudged insane during
the past eight months, and fifteen du-
ring the preceding eight months. In
other words, twenty per cent of all the
patients sent to the asylum from this
county during the past sixteen months
have gone during the present month.
Chas. Z. Stehl. of Arthur, was here
Tuesday accompanied by Constable
Sam'l Kirkpatrick who is under bonds
for appearance at the next term of cir
cult court to answer the charge of the
homicide of John Laughlin, the burglar
who was shot last week at Arthur. Mr..
Stehl says John Domer, of the town of
Ellenboro has identified Laughlin as a
man with whom he worked rafting logs
some years ago in Canada.
Z. BARLEY and Geo. Lumpkin drove
up to the County-seat Tuesday. The
latter repudiated all rumors of a mat
rimonial nature. Mr.. Bartley's business
here was to search the records
and ascertain the whereabouts. If alive,
ofSylvester 7. Mayer formerly of Anna
ton, this county, and to learn other facts
concerning him. The information is
desired by parties at Warren, Ohio.
Mr.. BARLEY found out that the man
was probably dead.